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Cooperative fund. 



Act of June 30, 1914 (38 Stat. 430) ; sec. 498, title 16, U. S. C. 



That hereafter all moneys received as contributions toward coop- 

 erative work in forest investigations, or the protection and im- 

 provement of the national forests, shall be covered into the Treas- 

 ury and shall constitute a special fund, which is hereby appropriated 

 and made available until expended, as the Secretary of Agriculture 

 may direct, for the payment of the expenses of said investigations, 

 protection, or improvements by the Forest Service, and for refunds 

 to the contributors of amounts heretofore or hereafter paid in by 

 them in excess of their share of the cost of said investigations, pro- 

 tection, or improvements : Provided, That annual report shall be 

 made to Congress of all such moneys so received as contributions for 

 such cooperative work. 



Act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1132) ; sec. 572, title 16, U. S. C. 



All moneys received as contributions toward reforestation or 

 for the administration or protection of lands within or near the 

 national forests, shall be covered into the Treasury and shall consti- 

 tute a special fund, which is authorized to be appropriated for the 

 payment of the expenses of said reforestation, administration, or 

 protection by the Forest Service, and for refunds to the contribu- 

 tors of amounts heretofore or hereafter paid in by or for them in 

 excess of their share of the costs, but the United States shall not 

 be liable for any damage incident to cooperation hereunder. 



Brush disposal. 



Act of August 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 462) ; sec. 490, title 16, U. S. C. 



Deposits may be received from timber purchasers in such sums 

 as the Secretary of Agriculture may require to cover the cost to 

 the United States of disposing of brush and other debris resulting 

 from cutting operations in sales of national forest timber; such de- 

 posits shall be covered into the Treasury and shall constitute a special 

 fund, which is appropriated and made available until expended, as 

 the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, to pay the cost of such work 

 and to make refunds to the depositors of amounts deposited by them 

 in excess of such cost. 



Tree planting. 



Act of June 9, 1930 (46 stat. 527) ; sec. 576, title 16, U. S. C. 



An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enlarge tree-planting 

 operations on national forests, and for other purposes. 



That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to establish 

 forest tree nurseries and do all other things needful in preparation 

 for planting on national forests on the scale possible under the appro- 

 priations authorized by this Act : Provided, That nothing in this Act 

 shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the said Secretary under 

 other authority of law. 



